Arroyo hunts for an answer to having best stuff on day 5

11:41 PM,
May 12, 2013

The Reds' Bronson Arroyo has yet to solve a starter's dilemma.

Written by

John Fay
| The Cincinnati Enquirer

Bronson Arroyo has been pitching professionally for 19 years. In that time, he's been trying to solve one of baseball's great mysteries: how to have his best stuff every fifth day.

Arroyo is like all pitchers. Some starts the velocity is there, other days it's not. With Arroyo, it can be the difference between topping out at 90 mph and topping out at 86. For power pitchers like Mat Latos and Homer Bailey, it can be the difference between 97 and 92.